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This training was prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) team of Otto Gonzalez-USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (Team Leader), Jon Fripp (Civil Engineer) and Chris Hoag (Wetland Plant Ecologist)-USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (Civil Engineers). Fripp and Hoag were the primary authors of this material. The U.S. AID provided funding support for the USDA team. Composting

Photo from Cornell Waste Management Institute Composting turns organic waste into good soil Composting can be done in any zone. Composting is often done where there is excess organic waste and a need for soil that is healthier for plants

Why would we want to compost? To make garden plants healthier To make good growing medium to start plants To make good soil for transplanting trees To handle excess organic waste Photo from Cornell Waste Management Institute

How does compost do these good things? It adds nutrients to the soil It can loosen clay soil so air can get in It can help sandy soil hold water It turns organic waste into good soil

Dead material will naturally rot and create good soil that has important nutrients for plants Composting is a series of techniques that help speed up this natural process Photo from Cornell Waste Management Institute

Making Compost is Like Cooking You need the proper mix of ingredients, a place to put them, and some time. The compost ingredients are: Brown Organic Material Green Organic Material Water Good Microbes The brown material provides the carbon The green material provides the nitrogen The ratio of Carbon to Nitrogen should be 30:1 to 50:1

Compost Cooking: Containers A container will cook the compost quicker than a pile and will work better in the winter Compost can be made in a container or in a large pile

Green material has Nitrogen in it Green Organic Material can be: Food Scraps Horse Manure Camel Manure Cow Manure Goat Manure Hair Used Tea and Coffee Grass Clippings Compost Ingredients

Brown material has Carbon in it Brown Organic Material can be: Leaves Waste Straw Waste Hay Corn Stalks Saw Dust Dead Dry Plants Wood Chips Shredded Paper Compost Ingredients

The green and brown ingredients should be added in 5 to 30 cm layers Compost Ingredients Start with the brown material Then add a layer of green material Ingredients that are chopped up will cook faster

Compost Ingredients Use twice as much green material as brown material by weight For example: use 25 cm of leaves (brown material) then 5 cm of manure (green material)

Keep adding the green and brown ingredients in layers until you fill the container or run out of material. Compost Ingredients Add some water at each layer

Water Water is needed for making compost. Add some water with each layer Not too much Not too little It should be damp enough so that a handful feels a little moist But it should be dry enough that a hard squeeze produces only a drop or two of water. Compost Ingredients Photo from Cornell Waste Management Institute

Good Microbes The good microbes that are needed for composting are naturally present in the air, soil and water. They will grow naturally. Compost Ingredients But you can give the compost process a head start by adding a few handfulls of compost from another compost pile and mixing it in. Photo from Cornell Waste Management Institute

The compost pile should be stirred. This gives air to the good microbes and move the material to the center were most of the compost cooking is happening. Compost Cooking: Stirring Can use a shovel or a pitch fork

Can also use a compost mixer Compost Cooking: Stirring These have spikes that stay closed when it is pushed into the pile These spikes open as it is pulled back and mix the compost ingredients

Can also use a barrel to turn the mixture Compost Cooking: Stirring This works for small mixtures

Compost Cooking: Time The compost will start to get hot as the good microbes start to work Compost that is cooked in a container will get to a higher temperature than compost in an open pile. This makes it cook faster

Compost Cooking: Time The temperature should reach 20 to eventually 60 degrees centigrade The higher temperatures will kill bad microbes, most pathogens, plant deceases and weed seeds Photo from Texas NRCC

Compost made in an open pile is called slow compost Compost made in a container is called fast compost Compost Cooking: Time A fast compost pile will get hotter and take 1 to 3 months to make compost A slow compost pile will take 3 to 8 months to make compost

The compost pile should be stirred at least once a week. Add water if it is drying out. Do not add too much water Compost Cooking: Stirring Photo from Texas NRCC

Compost Cooking: Time When the compost is complete: The temperature will drop You will not be able to recognize the initial ingredients. The compost will be dark brown or black The compost will be crumbly and have an earthy smell

What if the compost smells bad? Compost Cooking: Problems The solution to this is to: Avoid watering it too much Cover the pile to keep rain off Add more brown material and mix it in Provide drainage at the bottom of the pile Photo from Rosanna Brown The compost should not get too wet. It may smell badly if it gets too wet. The good microbes will not work well if they are too wet

Compost Cooking: Problems Drainage can be provided with a pipe that has holes in it. The pipe runs under the bottom of the pile and out the end of the container The drainage can be collected and used as fertilizer

Photo from Tim Brasuell Compost Cooking: Problems You can also cover the compost area to shield from rain

What if nothing is happening and the compost is not getting hot? Compost Cooking: Problems There may not be enough green material. There may not be enough water. The compost may need to be stirred.

What if the pile is damp and only a little warm in the middle? Compost Cooking: Problems There might not be enough green material so add some more. The pile might not be large enough. It should be at least 1 cubic meter in size Photo from Rosanna Brown

Too much pine needles or pine bark may be too acidic for the good microbes to work well Compost Cooking: Problems If you have a lot of pine tree material to compost, you may need to add some lime to the pile. Mix the lime into the pile

What if you see worms or slugs in the compost pile? Compost Cooking: Problems This is not a problem Worms and slugs will help the compost to cook You may even want to add worms Photo from Texas NRCC

You can mix it into poor soil to make it better for the plants Using the compost It will provide valuable nutrients It will loosen clay soil It will make the soil hold more water Mix about 5 to 7 cm of compost into the top 15 to 20 cm of soil

You can spread the compost on top of soil Use about 2 to 5 cm of compost Using the compost It is easier than mixing it into the existing soil It will provide valuable nutrients It will act as a mulch and make the soil hold more water Photo from Texas NRCC

You can bury compost in the middle of a garden bed Using the compost It will slowly release nutrients to the plants Use a long pile that is about 5 cm high by 15 cm wide

Using the compost You can make compost tea This is done by adding a few handfulls of compost to a bucket of water Let the bucket and compost sit for a few days The nutrients from the compost will mix in the water Pour the compost tea on fragile seedlings or plants. Use it as fertilizer

You can add compost to the planting hole when planting a seedling Using the compost It will provide valuable nutrients to the young plant

You may need to pull out the larger material Using the compost You can use the compost to start plants in small containers

Unfinished compost can be used as mulch Use about 5 to 7 cm of unfinished compost Using the compost This provides nutrients for the soil and helps conserve water. Photo from Cornell Waste Management Institute

Compost: Some more ideas It is a good idea to collect brown material in a pile until ready to start a compost pile Stockpile the brown material until you have enough to make a large pile. A pile that is too small may not cook well

Compost: Some more ideas A three box system for composting is often a good idea Each box has a compost batch that started cooking at different times Photo from Texas NRCC

Too little air – mix it more Too much water – do not add so much -add some more brown material -provide better drainage Test Time What if the compost pile begins to smell?

Test Time What is wrong in this picture? Hint: look at this Plants have started growing in the compost pile. The compost pile was not stirred enough

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